KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw two teams rank and one received votes in the final NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll of the 2024-25 season, released Wednesday by the national office.
College of Idaho finally found itself on top of the rating with 16 first-place votes. Oregon Tech landed at No. 25. Lewis-Clark State College received votes. C of I and LC State are competing in the semifinals of the CCC championship tournament on Friday, February 28.
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
3 |
College of Idaho [16] |
26-2 |
508 |
| 2 |
1 |
LSU Alexandria (La.) [1] |
25-2 |
477 |
| 3 |
5 |
Arizona Christian |
24-4 |
476 |
| 4 |
2 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
25-3 |
452 |
| 5 |
4 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
23-5 |
438 |
| 6 |
7 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
26-2 |
425 |
| 7 |
6 |
Grace (Ind.) |
23-5 |
413 |
| 8 |
8 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
24-4 |
403 |
| 9 |
9 |
William Woods (Mo.) |
25-2 |
382 |
| 10 |
11 |
Baker (Kan.) |
25-3 |
359 |
| 11 |
12 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
23-5 |
307 |
| 12 |
14 |
Huntington (Ind.) |
22-6 |
306 |
| 13 |
13 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
24-4 |
288 |
| 14 |
10 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
21-7 |
280 |
| 15 |
18 |
Central Baptist (Ark.) |
24-4 |
246 |
| 16 |
16 |
Ave Maria (Fla.) |
22-6 |
242 |
| 17 |
19 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
21-7 |
238 |
| 18 |
17 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
23-5 |
231 |
| 19 |
25 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
24-4 |
214 |
| 20 |
23 |
Pikeville (Ky.) |
23-5 |
161 |
| 21 |
15 |
Montana Tech |
22-6 |
147 |
| 22 |
21 |
Langston (Okla.) |
21-7 |
124 |
| 23 |
RV |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
22-6 |
121 |
| 24 |
RV |
Nelson (Texas) |
21-7 |
116 |
| 25 |
24 |
Oregon Tech |
22-6 |
112 |
Dropped from Top 25: Hope International (Calif.), Florida Memorial
Receiving Votes: Florida Memorial 95, Hope International (Calif.) 75, Life (Ga.) 62, Indiana Tech 55,
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 24, Mobile (Ala.) 17, St. Francis (Ill.) 13, Indiana Wesleyan 10, Friends (Kan.) 6, St. Mary-Woods (Ind.) 5, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 3, Graceland (Iowa) 3, Morningside (Iowa) 2, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 2
Poll Methodology:
- The NAIA Men’s Basketball Poll is for publicity purposes only and has no weight or bearing in the selection process for national championship field consideration
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second place and so on through the list
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low ratings) is removed
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
- Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly
- Records listed are as of the end of the day on Monday of the poll week
- For the complete Top 25 polls calendar, click HERE